awesome, i took my dads benz in to get done and they charged 55..cheers again

I guess you have money to burn.

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That's probably because they did a proper repair from the inside and took the tire off the rim to do it, and had to re-balance the tire when they were done.

Th $7-$20 repairs are done by reaming out the hole with the tire still on the rim, and inserting a rubber plug. I've had repairs done both ways. The plug failed after two years.

Depending on how old your tires are already, I think I'd rather just do the cheap plug and put the extra cash into brand new tires in two years time. With deals like the recent one from discounttiresdirect, why not.

Wow, glad to see somebody knowledgable here! cheers again, being a student i think the plug method ftw ! lmfao

No problem.

For the record, the proper repair (patch) cost me ~$35 at Beverly Tire. That $55 charge probably included a $20 "Mercedes Fee". My first plug repair was free at a shop that is owned by a friend. As I said, the tire developed a leak at this repair. I had another plug inserted at Steelcase Tire for ~$10 or $15. For the extra $20, I wish they had done the proper repair, but these A/S tires only have about 2 summers left on them and I don't use them in the winter.